A biotechnology company in Research Triangle Park has taken a major step to develop a new option for patients in need of a ...

For the past two decades, scientists have been manipulating genes to grow human cells where you wouldn’t quite expect them.

The FDA has given approval for the first clinical trials of pig kidney transplants in humans, representing a significant ...

Tufts University researchers took material from human and pig teeth and were able to grow a tooth-like structure. They hope ...

Short snouts and a flat profile -- within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of German domestic pigs. This is likely down to new breeding practices ...

Short snouts and a flat profile - within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of ...

The second person ever has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney.

R esearchers have developed a way to grow human-sized tooth-like tissues in the mouths of pigs – this may be a lot to chew on ...

On Friday, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced that a 66-year-old New Hampshire man had successfully received ...

A Mass General Hospital surgical team has completed its second pig-to-human kidney transplant, less than a year after the hospital performed the world’s first such surgery. A Mass General ...